torque wrench
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
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From: Celebration, FL
RE: torque wrench
I use a Sears Craftsman for inch pounds, a Sears Craftsman for foot pounds, and a cheap-o generic for my rear axle. I highly discourage using a cheap, crappytorque wrench for your bike, it's not worth risking your bike and your safetyto save a buck.
Road Master
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Central Oregon
RE: torque wrench
http://harborfreight.com
I replaced my old Craftsman 1/2" drive torque wrench with another Craftsman about 3 months ago. The new Craftsman one's are really cheap now, plastic crap all over them.
The ones at Harbor Freight seem to be just as accurate and better built then the Crapsman ones anymore, I have both and I'm not happy with Sears anymore.
ORIGINAL: Medicfrost
I use a Sears Craftsman for inch pounds, a Sears Craftsman for foot pounds, and a cheap-o generic for my rear axle. I highly discourage using a cheap, crappytorque wrench for your bike, it's not worth risking your bike and your safetyto save a buck.
I use a Sears Craftsman for inch pounds, a Sears Craftsman for foot pounds, and a cheap-o generic for my rear axle. I highly discourage using a cheap, crappytorque wrench for your bike, it's not worth risking your bike and your safetyto save a buck.
The ones at Harbor Freight seem to be just as accurate and better built then the Crapsman ones anymore, I have both and I'm not happy with Sears anymore.
Road Warrior
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,649
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From: Celebration, FL
RE: torque wrench
ORIGINAL: TheBagger
http://harborfreight.com
I replaced my old Craftsman 1/2" drive torque wrench with another Craftsman about 3 months ago. The new Craftsman one's are really cheap now, plastic crap all over them.
The ones at Harbor Freight seem to be just as accurate and better built then the Crapsman ones anymore, I have both and I'm not happy with Sears anymore.
http://harborfreight.com
I replaced my old Craftsman 1/2" drive torque wrench with another Craftsman about 3 months ago. The new Craftsman one's are really cheap now, plastic crap all over them.
The ones at Harbor Freight seem to be just as accurate and better built then the Crapsman ones anymore, I have both and I'm not happy with Sears anymore.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...temnumber=2696
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From: anacoco, la
RE: torque wrench
i haven't looked at the torque wrenches from sears in a few years, so i can't comment on the above posters 'quality issues'. but, i wouldn't care so much if it has plastic on it as long as its accurate.
sears seems to have sales on tools quite often, if you don't need it right this minute, see if you can get it on sale.
sears seems to have sales on tools quite often, if you don't need it right this minute, see if you can get it on sale.
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From: People's Republic of Boulder Colorado
RE: torque wrench
Sears Craftsman (like everybody else said). I build aircraft engines and these wrenches always come back from the calibrators every year without having to have been adjusted. Very accurate and durable.
Good luck,
John
Good luck,
John
